Yesterday, much was made of the Pope greeting the faithful in Rome for Ash Wednesday.
Today's news:
"Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass in Rome, officials said, just a day after he was seen touching masked well-wishers in the city."
Now, even if Pope Francis caught the virus yesterday, he would not have any symptoms yet - but it is an amusing juxtaposition nonetheless.
P.S. Another piece of whimsy:
"A British company called "Corona Holidays" has been caught up in the coronavirus outbreak alarm, despite having no direct connection to any of the virus hotspots.
A spokesperson told our travel writer Greg Dickinson that members of the public have started to call them asking for general travel advice"
- great name for a travel company at the moment.
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Iran - government affected as senior members of the government succumb to the virus - that could have a massive effect.
Health experts have suggested Iran is underplaying the extent of the virus, with one group of Canadian-based researchers estimating 18,000 infections throughout the country.
That in itself is likely a huge underestimate.
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum